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#1

HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 1:23pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oV8pOkD2aY&feature=rec-HM-rn

Seriously, this IS rather a good idea for a stage play. It has the family audience, is a beloved movie, potential for great farce sequence during the attempted robbery scene...it could really really work!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
#2

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 1:43pm

I'm not so sure this is "seriously". At least, I hope not.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#3

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 1:44pm

Oops, I meant to start the thread with "seriously, this should happen!" :P
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
#4

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 1:52pm

Whoever posted it on youtube seems to think that it IS coming to B'way....and so did some of the posters!
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#5

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 1:55pm

You DO realize this was from The Battery's Down, right? AKB, thank you for showing us a movie that will NEVER work as a musical. A farce, perhaps, but who wants a musical with three main characters excluding the family?
#6

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 1:56pm

dramamama, it's from THE BATTERY'S DOWN, a youtube musical series.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
#7

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 1:58pm

I totally realize that...but the person that put it on you tube as a pull out (based on the description) and some of the people that commented on it seem to think that it was for real.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#8

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 4:52pm

"AKB, thank you for showing us a movie that will NEVER work as a musical."

I don't think anyone was saying it would actually work as a musical. The Battery's Down is a fictitious comedy series.
That being said, stranger source materials have certainly been made into musicals in the past few years.
#9

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 5:22pm

Okay, let's think about this...

...The Wedding Singer...Legally Blonde...Xanadu...Young Frankenstein...The Little Mermaid...Shrek the Musical...9 to 5...Sister Act...

BOMBS AWAY!! (Sister Act's not here yet but the reviews indicate....KA-BOOM!)

What's with BW these days. Take a trifle of a retro-film and turn it into a musical that runs for a year, can't pay back its investment and closes at a loss. Home Alone is a great idea for a musical? Try this one:

Apocalypse, Now
Starring:

Nathan Lane as Martin Sheen, Chita Rivera as Harrison Ford, Harvey Fierstein as Robert Duvall, P Diddy as Lawrence Fishburne and, in the role originated by Marlon Brando as the Colonel...Angela Lansbury.

Score by: Marvin Hamlisch and Orfeh
Choreography by: Ron Kovic
Orchestrastions by: Meredith Viera
Scenic Design by: Carol Burnett
Costumes by: K-Mart

I don't know about you, but this sounds like a winner to me.

Updated On: 7/22/09 at 05:22 PM

#10

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 5:30pm

Well, sure, if you only count the flops.

What about:
The Producers
Billy Elliot
Beauty and the Beast
Hairspray

All movies turned into musicals. Just because more have failed than been successful (which is true of ALL commercial Broadway) doesn't mean it's inherently a bad idea.
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#11

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 5:40pm

"That being said, stranger source materials have certainly been made into musicals in the past few years."

Yeah, but they actually worked on stage. It doesn't matter how "strange" they are, LOL
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#12

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 5:55pm

Not an inherently bad idea, just an inherently witless one. The name of this thread is "HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)" for a reason. Common knowledge is that this type of show aims for the lowest common denominator to sell tickets "better" than more original works. The theory doesn't work. What's next - "Night at the Museum - The Musical"? Maybe they can get David Hasselhoff for that one.
#13

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 7/22/09 at 6:16pm

In all honesty, I have been saying for a while now that if I had any talent for composing (which I don't) I would be working on Kindergarten Cop: The Musical. Think about a chorus of children in such showstoppers as "It's Not a Tum-ah," "Who Is My Daddy and What Does He Do?" and "Stranger Danger!"
#14

re: HOME ALONE - The Musical (seriously)

Posted: 3/12/19 at 1:50pm

I was thinking about this the past couple of days and I’m actually kind of shocked at the negative reaction to a musical adaptation of home alone. Depending on the creative team, of course, I think this could be really successful. Maybe get the same folks who worked on A Christmas Story. Imagine the 11 o’clock number the mother can have in the back of the truck!! It could be Pasek and Paul’s next so small, so big.
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